Duke Energy, which operates the dam in Waterville, North Carolina, later issued a statement saying the dam had not failed. On Friday, Cocke County leaders said they were still gathering ...

At 4:41 p.m. Duke Energy alerted the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency the Waterville Dam, also known as the Walters Dam, did not fail. However, evacuations continued. Two people died in Cocke ...

Cocke County EMA Director Joe Esway recalls taking ... At 4:41 p.m. Duke Energy alerted the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency the Waterville Dam, also known as the Walters Dam, did not fail.

On September 27, Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis declared a state ... alerted the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency the Waterville Dam, also known as the Walters Dam, did not fail.

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an overnight officer-involved shooting in Cocke County. According to the TBI, deputies with the Cocke County ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — It's been 19 days since Cocke County students have been back in the classroom. Hurricane Helene and flooding canceled school for a week, and then students had fall break.

Just days after the historic Hurricane Helene flooding, Newport Utilities in Cocke County declared a state of emergency for all water operations. Since then, water and electric service have ...

This article has been updated to reflect the highway's opening. Interstate 40 in Cocke County is now open to one lane of traffic in each direction. Only local traffic is welcome on the highway as ...

PARROTTSVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office held a community outreach meeting at the Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department. They started the meeting talking about the flood that ...

As rafting season approaches, businesses say they need help from the county to prepare for one of its biggest tourism draws.